Axes, adzes and drawknifes

Axes, Adzes and Drawknife’smaking a leather sheath for an axe or adze.
This is first part of a little series where I will go through the types of, making sheaths, and handles for axes, adzes and drawknife’s, it will not be a general teaching, just me telling of how I do what I learned, and the types I have.
Making a leather sheath:
First you need some good leather, I personally use a thick hard pressured front piece cowhide app. 2 mm (I believe you call it harness leather in US), thi...

Axes, Adzes and Drawknife’s part IImaking a leather sheath for an axe or adze.
This is second part of a little series where I will go through the types of, making sheaths, and handles for axes, adzes and drawknife’s, it will not be a general teaching, just me telling of how I do what I learned, and the types I have.
Making a leather sheath II sewing:
For the sewing you will need needles and waxed thread or at least thread and a block of wax.
So now it’s time to ride the pony...

Drawknives restore and MaFe’s sheath types. we are back in Gepetto’s tool cabinet.
Some old drawknives from E-bay, it might seem to be trash, but with a little work they are back to life.Also I will show how to make a ‘sheath.
This blog is dedicated to Andy (Brit) since I know he have a few on his way these days.
Old stuff price a few Euros, and it is often possible to make buys like this.I know ‘trash to some’ priceless to others (me by the way).
Ano...

Drawknives restore and MaFe’s sheath types. we are back in Gepetto’s tool cabinet.
This is part two of the drawknives restore and MaFe’s sheath type’s blog.In this part the handles will be mounted and we will make a sheath.
This blog is dedicated to Andy (Brit) since I know he have a few on his way these days.
This was where we left last blog, knife blades and handles.
Break up the old, be careful not to bang your chisel into the metal!
This old handle was act...

I'm a Danish architect form 1968, who have retired because of a spinal neck operation with a bad result. This is now giving me the chance to spend some time on my old passion 'woodworking', and allows me to work with all the lovely tools from different cultures of this world.

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